#8A4843#8A4843

#8A4843 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.091 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A4843
RGB	rgb(138, 72, 67)
HSL	hsl(4, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(4, 51%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 51.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 27.41, 15.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 31.55, 29.70°)
OKLab	oklab(48.14% 0.0818 0.039)
OKLCH	oklch(48.14% 0.091 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.8126, 10.4447, 6.5977)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A4843 #43858A

analogous

#8A4362 #8A4843 #8A6B43

triadic

#8A4843 #438A48 #48438A

tetradic

#8A4843 #628A43 #43858A #6B438A

square

#8A4843 #628A43 #43858A #6B438A

split-complementary

#8A4843 #438A6B #43628A

monochromatic

#381D1B #61332F #8A4843 #AF615B #C38984

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8A4843 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8A4843 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A4843

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A4843	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A4843	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575342

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676042

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#963E47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a4843;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 72, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.091 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7c77',
    500: '#8a4843',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a4843;
$custom-light: #af7c77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a4843",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.225,
    "s": 34.634,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48138,
    "c": 0.09061,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A4843

secondary

#7BABAE

accent

#C3CB5D

background

#FBF7F7

surface

#F6EEED

border

#D0C9C8

text

#110908

muted

#807B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A4843

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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